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The competitiveness of Zimbabwe’s exports to South Africa during the recovery period 2009 to 2011
Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences | Vol 6, No 3 | a252 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/jef.v6i3.252
| © 2018 Willie Nakunyada, Laurine Chikoko
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 26 June 2018 | Published: 31 October 2013
Submitted: 26 June 2018 | Published: 31 October 2013
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Willie Nakunyada, Economic Research and Policy Enhancement Division, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, ZimbabweLaurine Chikoko, Department of Banking and Finance, Midlands State University, South Africa
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This article analyses the competitiveness of Zimbabwe’s exports in the South African market under the multiple currency system from 2009 to 2011. Using real exchange rate analysis and the Revealed Symmetric Comparative Advantage index (RSCA), the article confirms that Zimbabwean products have lost competitiveness in South Africa, with comparative advantage only remaining in a narrow range of primary products. Based on the results, we recommend that deliberate policies be instituted to diversify and enhance the competitiveness of Zimbabwe’s exports.
Keywords
export competitiveness; comparative advantage; effective exchange rates; revealed symmetric comparative advantage; revealed comparative advantage
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